Three people have been killed and four injured in a Wednesday avalanche near a BC ski resort, close to the Alberta border..The victims were heli-skiing near the Panorama Mountain Resort — west of Invermore, BC — around noon when the avalanche occurred; emergency crews responded shortly after..BC RCMP said 10 people were caught in the avalanche, all foreign nationals aside from the group’s guide.."Rescue efforts were carried out by search and rescue, Panorama Ski Patrol, in coordination with heli-skiing companies directly involved,” said BC RCMP’s Cpl. James Grandy..BC Emergency Health Services said four ambulances were dispatched in Invermere to meet helicopters and four people were transported to hospital. The severity of their injuries is unclear but they are expected to survive.. Panorama .So far 12 people have been killed in BC avalanches this season..Avalanche Canada has warned that this year’s snowpack is particularly dangerous and difficult to forecast, and the avalanche risk along much of the Alberta-BC border is rated ‘considerable.’
